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Best type of bird feeder for a city garden?

On 25/01/2013 in forum

and bigger ones like blackbirds. Also, what feeds, please? In the meantime the blackbirds have a wonderful time in the birdbath which I unfreeze every morning S. I have a pole with a seed feeder and suet holder and fat ball holder in the middle of the garden


Talkback: The greater bulb fly

On 28/11/2011 in forum

I was shocked the wonderful Japanese roof garden did not get Gold this year as it was so fabulously innovative and interesting and perfect its creator was able to explain it all to us had bumble bees nesting under a sheet of plywood for about five


Gardening for bats

On 22/07/2011 in Wildlife

garden, and am looking forward to lots more after watching one laying eggs in my lawn last week.)Bats typically roost in caves, tall trees, roofs of houses and barns, but they will choose anywhere they deem suitable. My cousin often has bats roosting


How to make fat cakes for birds

On 19/07/2011 in Projects: Wildlife gardening

.AdamKitchen scraps are great to use in the fat cakes but don't use anything too salty. Never use salted peanuts or very salty bacon.Attracting birds to your gardenMake a nesting area for birds on a pond, video projectInstall a window bird feederBirds and Bird Feeders


Grow Yourself Healthy: July

On 04/07/2011 in Grow & eat

fruits.Both greenhouse and garden are developing well, proving yet again just how much fresh produce can be grown in our gardens. And that's the aim of our Grow Yourself Healthy campaign, to show people how a little planning can turn their gardens


Talkback: Gardening for bats

On 28/11/2011 in forum

they are roosting but I know its not in my roof. I don't use pesticides to kill the bugs I just let nature take care of it and it works just fine, so I hope the bats like my garden, would love to see one close up though. I'm very lucky as my little cottage is home


Has anyone got any snow yet?

On 14/01/2013 in forum

sticking on feilds and gardens and roof tops.  Another  inch or so today and below freezing so it'll stay.  More expected on Tuesday apparently.   Roads seem to have been gritted so OK for now.   Don't know what my gaily budding clems and rhubarb are going


Signs of spring

On 17/03/2010 in Wildlife

-footed bee hovered briefly outside the kitchen.I've just been wandering about the garden in my shirtsleeves, feeling the real warmth of the sun catch me, and it seems that all the wildlife has just been queuing up ready for this sunshine. The trouble is, I


Sparrows in Paris

On 23/04/2008 in Unassigned

, hordes of them. Now this is a puzzle. I hardly ever see sparrows in London. Admittedly there is a small gang of about a dozen in the block of back gardens in my East Dulwich street. I've come to pay them very close attention because I know sparrows


Greenhouse base bolted to a wall??

On 11/04/2013 in forum

to know the design of the greenhouse and a photo of the wall. Posibly send the forum a pic from the greenhouse brochure? Yes you can ! They're was a few gardener's at our allotments who had done the exact thing. However, when we had the strong storms


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